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US 7,321,109 B2Granted
Characteristic and/or use-based electromagnetic radiation generation
AssigneeSensor Electronics Technology, Inc.
InventorsMichael Shur, Remigijus Gaska
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Abstract
Method and system for generating electromagnetic radiation wherein one or more attributes of the electromagnetic radiation are adjusted based on a characteristic of the object being illuminated. The object characteristic can be obtained based on a sensed property of the object and used to adjust the attribute(s) of the electromagnetic radiation accordingly.
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A method of generating electromagnetic radiation, the method comprising:
- continually generating electromagnetic radiation to illuminate an object, the electromagnetic radiation initially having a set of default attributes;
- and
- repeatedly adjusting at least one attribute of the electromagnetic radiation based on a characteristic of the object, the adjusting including:
- determining a set of desired attributes of the electromagnetic radiation based on the characteristic and an efficacy of the electromagnetic radiation to provide at least one of:
- a high resolution or a high contrast for an object having the characteristic;
- and
- adjusting at least one attribute of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from an emitting element based on the set of desired attributes.
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A system comprising:
- a system for generating electromagnetic radiation using a set of emitting elements;
- a system for determining a set of desired attributes of the electromagnetic radiation based on a characteristic of an object and an efficacy of the electromagnetic radiation to provide at least one of:
- a high resolution or a high contrast for an object having the characteristic;
- and
- a system for adjusting at least one attribute of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from an emitting element in the set of emitting elements based on the set of desired attributes.
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A lighting system comprising:
- a system for continually generating light using a set of emitting elements;
- a system for selecting one of a plurality of possible uses for the lighting system;
- a system for automatically obtaining a characteristic of an object to be illuminated by the light;
- a system for repeatedly determining a set of desired attributes of the electromagnetic radiation based on the characteristic of the object and the selected use;
- and
- a system for repeatedly adjusting at least one attribute of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from an emitting element in the set of emitting elements based on the set of desired attributes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.